Lazio keep pace at the top, Juve, Milan and Roma all held

REGGIO EMILIA, Italy, Oct 11 : Lazio maintained their impressive start to the season with a 3-1 win over Monza on Sunday to move level on points with Serie A leaders Inter Milan, while Juventus rescued a 1-1 draw at high-flying Cagliari.

Ten-man AS Roma held on to draw 0-0 at Como and AC Milan were pegged back in a 1-1 draw at Sassuolo.

Inter moved to 16 points with Saturday's 3-0 win over Parma and Lazio joined them despite almost allowing 10-man Monza back in the game. Roma are two points behind in third, with Cagliari fourth on 13 points and Milan a further point back in fifth spot. Juventus and Como are on 11 points.

Gennaro Gattuso's Lazio took a third-minute lead at the Stadio Olimpico when Nuno Tavares rifled an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net.

Midway through the first half, Lazio doubled their advantage with Gustav Isaksen finding the far bottom corner with a first-time shot from wide in the box. Monza's comeback chances then took a hammering when they had Lorenzo Lucchesi sent off 10 minutes before the break.

Instead, Lazio appeared to switch off, and Monza pulled one back in the opening minute of the second half. Dany Mota flicked on a corner for Saba Goglichidze to head home, and for long periods the visitors had Lazio under the cosh.

Mota was twice denied by Lazio keeper Christos Mandas before Lazio regrouped and finished off Monza's challenge two minutes from time through Andrea Pinamonti's strike from the edge of the six-yard box.

"We can't afford to play like we did in the second half," Gattuso told DAZN.

"We shouldn't be trying to manage the game. We need to keep doing things the right way."

ROMA AND MILAN LOSE GROUND

Roma were without injured keeper Mile Svilar, allowing Pierluigi Gollini to make his